Poultry coop



May 6, 1924. 1,493,323

' W. H. CRAMER POULTRY COOP Filed July 10. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

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UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. CRAMER,

F GARNETT, KANSAS.

roomny coor.

Application filed July L0, 1922.. Serial No. 573,782.

T 0 all whom z'tmay concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. ORAMER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Garnett, in the county of Anderson and State of Kans as,vhave invented-new and useful Improvements in Poultry Coops, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a poultry coop,

the general object of the invention being to provide a coop of. great strength and one which is not liable to collapse when other coops or objects are placed upon it.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the coop that it can be manu factured to sell at low ,cost and which will give the maximum amount of service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim. 7 p r In describing my invention in detail, ref erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like,

or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view. Figure 2 is-a side view. Figure 3 is a section on line 3- -3 of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view.

Figure 5 is a detail view showing the 3 wire arrangement with respect to the top The bottom boards 7are secured 'to the lower pieces 2 and the top is composed of wise connected to the horizontal wires 6'- the slats 7, which. are secured to-the top pieces 2, the wiremesh 8 and the boards 9 which form the doors for the coop as shown in Figure liof the drawings. These boards are located between the two inner slats T.

I prefer to divide'the coop into two chambers by means or the partition 10 which is formed of the cross pieces '11, the posts 12 and the wire mesh 13.

shown one of the horizontal wires 6 rests against the inner edge of each of the pieces and their bent ends prevent the pieces 2' from being pulled off the wires and the horizontal wires prevent the cross pieces being pressed together. It will be seen that the coop has great strength and will not 7 One of these posts 12 is placed under each of the slats 7 As.

collapse under the weight of other coops or articles placed upon it. I

his thought from the fore-going descrip tion that'the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall .wlth- "in the scope of the appended claim. 7

WVhatI claim is v A coop of the class described comprislng sides. each formed of wire, top, lOWGPplCS and corner pieces, the. top and. bottom 3 pieces having holes therein for receiving the ends of the wires, bottom boards secured to upper pieces for forming a top securing said partition including postswhich are arranged under the slats and doors forming a part of the top and havingtheir innerends associated with said partition.

, In testimony whereofI afllx my slgnature.

WILLIAM H. ORAMER. 

